Back to work.

After a long break (and before the next break starts) I am back at work - the handrail round the terrace is the next job.

A quiet day at the Cilycwm Show

Highlights of the show include -

The best badger faced ram

The tallest stem of bracken (this has replaced last year's highly successful tallest nettle competition)

The best snack meal

and the best bit of grass.

This is the family group that attended the event.

The group below are the seven brothers and one sister - one brother and two sisters couldn't make it.

What a day!!

They came. They saw. They ate.
Everybody came and had a good time. And the day ended with all the F1 fans watching together. Here are photos. Matthew is modeling a bear burr hairnet.

A morning walk at Dinas with the family

An afternoon walk at Cwm Rhaeder to see the waterfalls

Greg and Matt found the water too tempting

Greg certainly knows how to enjoy himself

and of course Robertson boys have to build a dam - it is tradition

Another day of preparation ( commonly known as 'titting about')

Tidying up and mowing and pruning and weeding - all the things that don't get done when there is building work to be done. All in preparation for the big do on Sunday - the family are visiting in force - forty people including six brothers and one sister. Partly an annual get together and partly a commiseration visit for my sixtieth later in September.

Potatoes and onions. What more do you need?

Terrace finished.

Apart from the handrail.

A fine display of nasturtiums and sweet peas.

The goose house has gone.

Dan came and collected the cut down shed that steve and I made for the geese. They never used it and has been sat in the view ever since. Dan will use it for his ever increasing flock.

The sunset that Roger and Judith missed.

Back to work.

Roger and Judith have gone now so back to work - trying to get the place shipshape before the family come at the weekend. A few weeks ago I put three of the goldfish from the small pond into the big pond. We are not sure if they will survive due to the kingfisher and the heron. We saw them today for the first time in weeks so we may put them all in there.

Walking with Roger and Judith

Time off.

Roger and Judith are here so not much work getting done. But lots of sitting around and drinking.

Laying paving slabs.

Back to the terrace cementing in the slabs.

More holiday photos

Noisy neighbours - always coming round wanting to borrow sugar!!

Steve found this tasty mushroom on a walk......and picked it up!!! We now call him 'poison boy'.

This is the River Severn. Honestly.

Sunset.

This is called 'Severn break-its-neck falls'.

Dragonfly hatching

The Kingfisher has appeared regularly on this post in the pond and today two dragonflies used it to hatch from.

The adventures begin.

First stop the Elan Valley for afternoon tea We are heading to Llanidloes for a couple nights testing the rig. Helen and steve and children are camping too.

Holiday photos.